Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Fla., was in dire need of repairs when the 40-year-old building partially collapsed in June 2021, killing 98 people. In 2018, an engineer’s report identified significant structural damage, and a tentatively settled class action lawsuit alleges that work on a nearby building destabilized the Champlain structure. But there’s another culprit: […]
Woman struggles to reach HOA after dealing with leaky roof for 8 months (TN)
A woman in Nashville said when it rains, it pours inside her home. She said it has gone on for eight months and that her homeowner’s association hasn’t been communicating when the issue will be fixed. Read the article………………………………
How a man-made lake sunk Continental Country Club into bankruptcy (AZ)
The real trouble began in the 1990s. Lake Elaine’s water level began to drop, and it was then drained completely so that repairs to the plastic lining could take place. At that time, there was a settlement agreement reached between the homeowner’s association of Continental Country Club and the 52 homeowners who had property on […]
Columbus co-op aims to help homeowners install solar panels (OH)
Williams, of Galloway, joined Solar United Neighbors after her experience installing solar panels on her own home, which she described as time-consuming and frustrating. Williams had to battle with her homeowner’s association, who wanted her to put the panels on the rear of her house, where they would collect far less sunlight. Read the article………………………
Condo owners ask court to halt $80 million HOA construction at Shores of Panama (FL)
Shores of Panama condo owners have asked the court to stop their HOA from leveling an $8.9 million assessment against them for what they say is an unnecessary $80 million renovation. Read the article…………………………..
A North Texas community woke up to no water Wednesday morning after supply issues
On Wednesday morning, the water supply was cut off in the Austin Corners neighborhood, which sits off FM Road 549. It was unclear how widespread the issue was. Sherry London, a member of the Austin Corners homeowners association, was among the homeowners without water Wednesday. She said she contacted RCH and was told that water […]
HOA tells Boise homeowner to take down pride display (ID)
Jordan Hall’s house first appears briefly between the trees on the drive up the Quail Ridge subdivision in Boise. At night, Hall’s rainbow gay pride lights appear faint from the road because of the shining white porch lights. He put up his display toward the end of Pride Month in June – inspired by the […]
Appeals court rules on golf course redevelopment dispute brought by HOA (NC)
Development seems to be everywhere in Southeastern North Carolina and as land becomes scarce, some developers have turned to taking over golf course fairways, and turning them into driveways. That’s what happened with the Masonboro Country Club’s golf course located within The Cape subdivision. Read the article…………………………….
$5M loan fund created to help owners of South Shore condos, co-ops pay for maintenance and repairs (IL)
Assistant Housing Commissioner Will Edwards said the goal is to “enable long-time homeowners, many of them older on fixed incomes, to remain in affordable housing and remain in their homes and age in place.” Read the article…………………….
What To Know A Year After The Surfside Collapse
On June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South, a beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Fla., partially collapsed, sending shockwaves throughout the industry and shedding new light on the true meaning of condo safety. Today, a little over a year after the terrible tragedy, a condo reform bill unanimously was passed in the […]
If HOA Owns the Roads, Who Stops Speeders? (FL)
Question: My homeowners’ association (HOA) is a gated community with private roads. We have recently had issues with speeding and other traffic-related incidents that would be violations of the Florida traffic code. The board of directors has stated the association does not have to enforce the Florida traffic code. Is this correct? How are gated […]
Hundreds of fish turn up dead at Wyndham Lake (VA)
A fishy situation unfolded at Wyndham Lake in Glen Allen on Monday. The residents in the surrounding neighborhood were in for a smelly surprise when they walked the shoreline. Read the article…………………..
Can my HOA prevent me from putting solar panels on my roof? | Your Nevada HOA questions, answered
? Q. We recently purchased a home in an HOA where the board requires my car to be registered in my name. My problem with this rule is that my employer has provided me with a company car. There is no way for me to register the car in my name. I am being threatened […]
What new water restrictions could communities face? (NV)
Q: This week there is major concern within Assembly Bill 356 that was signed last year. Due to the water supply going down every week and lack of rain fall to help the situation how should HOAs handle this grave dilemma? Please explain more about AB356. Read the Q&A……………………………….
Board service presents challenges in community for older persons (FL)
Q: This is the second senior condominium I have owned and in which I have resided during the past 16 years. I have faced the same impending issue in both, that being extreme difficulty finding enough qualified people both willing and able to run the community. Read the Q&A……………………………….
High-rise condo still without power nearly 2 weeks later (OH)
It’s been nearly two weeks since power went out at The Regency Condo’s in Hyde Park. Residents were left in the dark after a water main break shut the electricity off. Read the article……………………….
7 Hurt In Blaze At Bayside Luxury Condo, FDNY Says (NY)
Seven people were hurt in a luxury condominium fire in Bay Terrace early Tuesday morning, according to the FDNY. Flames erupted at The Bay Club, an upscale apartment complex at 2 Bay Club Drive near The Bay Terrace Shopping Center, about 12:20 a.m., fire officials said. Read the article…………………………..
NE Miami-Dade woman says condo HOA ordered doorbell camera removed after video of theft involving security guard goes viral (FL)
A Northeast Miami-Dade homeowner is upset and frustrated after, she said, her condo association told her to remove her doorbell camera, days after another resident’s camera recorded a theft involving the building’s security guard. Read the article………………………
Local group files lawsuit against TMVOA, Telski (CO)
The lawsuit alleges TMVOA isn’t in compliance with the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA), particularly when it comes to how voting rights are allocated and how it defines “member,” “unit” and “site.” It also cites how Telski, which is referred to as TSG in the lawsuit, also effectively controls the six-person board with its […]
Horizon West condo break-ins; owners, neighbors concerned (WI)
Owners say someone broke in to Waukesha’s condemned Horizon West condominium building – and may even be living there. “The back door was completely open,” neighbor Dennis Unterbrink said. “Trash. Some cigarette butts and uneaten hamburgers.” Read the article……………………………
‘I feel discriminated against,’ Grove City couple frustrated with flag violations from HOA (OH)
A Grove City couple said they felt targeted and discriminated against after receiving half a dozen letters from Omni Community Association Managers telling them to take their flags down from their front porch. Read the article…………………..
Sunnyside POA putting gates up at beach access points, despite land dispute (FL)
Gates are being put up throughout the Sunnyside neighborhood in Panama City Beach. But the barriers are being placed by the Sunnyside Property Owners Association, which does not own the property. The land is instead owned by the McCorquodale family, who has owned the property for more than 100 years. Read the article………………………………..
Pictures, video show devastation from condo fire in Saginaw area that displaced dozens (MI)
With the smell of smoke still lingering in the air, a condo building located at 9035 Greenway Boulevard in Shields is no longer on fire, but heavily damaged. Saginaw County firefighters fought throughout the night Thursday, July 7 and into the morning battling the blaze. They arrived around 5 p.m. Read the article………………………….
Rules to promote condo safety could create financial nightmares for owners and associations (FL)
The Florida legislature’s unanimously approved condominium safety regulations are raising fears that a provision in the law could place too big of an onus on individual unit owners — particularly those in lower or fixed income brackets — who could be forced into foreclosure because they are unable to pay higher fees to meet the […]
HOA Lien Procedures Explained (FL)
Q: There has been confusion on my HOA board regarding when the association can record a lien against a delinquent owner. I thought we could lien after 45 days, but our manager says we must give a warning letter first. Is this correct? Read the Q&A……………………………….
Mount Vernon residents learn alternatives, costs for cattle dam repairs (OH)
Following the presentations, residents asked questions ranging from stormwater management to how building permits were issued. Several residents said they did not know the dam was private property or there was a homeowners association involvement. Read the article…………………………
Texas Homeowners Face Lawsuit After Feeding Ducks
A retired Cypress, Texas, couple has been sued for up to $250,000 after feeding ducks in their neighborhood. A neighborhood homeowners association is suing the couple, George and Kathleen Rowe, for alleged neighborhood rule violations that are “detrimental to the Subdivision, Read the article……………………………
Castaic condo owners see nearly 900% spike in fire insurance premiums (CA)
Homeowners in a Castaic condo complex were hit with a massive rate increase for fire insurance, with rates going from roughly $40,000 a year in 2020 to nearly $450,000 in 2022. Read the article…………………………….
Neighbors at The Preserve threatened with annexation and a big bill (WA)
The little-known Hopkins Drainage Ditch District #2 in Thurston County is seeking up to $380,000 from the owners of homes in The Preserve at Tumwater Place. Read the article………………………..
Lot filled with crab traps upsets neighbors (LA)
The New Orleans Office of Code Enforcement has opened an investigation into a piece of land in a Venetian Isles neighborhood, zoned residential, but used to store and clean crab traps……The upset neighbors tell us they reached out multiple times to the Venetian Isles Homeowners Association but nothing was ever done about their complaints. The […]
Flood control attempt’s expansion creates a flap in Lee’s Summit neighborhood (MO)
A grassroots effort to beautify a flood-prone area in one local neighborhood is turning into a feud with their homeowners association. Read the article……………………………..
Residents evacuated after large fire breaks at a Thomas Township condo complex (MI)
Fire officials are working to extinguish a large fire that broke out just before 5:00 p.m. Thursday at a Thomas Township condominium complex. Saginaw County Central Dispatch sent officials to the 9000 block of Greenway Blvd. in Thomas Township after a large fire broke at the Swan Valley Condominiums early Thursday evening. Read the article……………………
6 Dublin subdivisions receive grants to beautify the neighborhoods (OH)
The entrances of six Dublin neighborhoods are getting a facelift, thanks to the 2022 Beautify Your Neighborhood grants. Established in 2011, the matching grant program provides annual funding assistance to support Dublin homeowner and civic associations in enhancing neighborhoods with sustainable beautification projects that enhance and benefit the wider community, according to Aisling Babbitt, a […]
Developer wants 300 houses on former golf course in Ormond Beach (FL)
City staff on the Site Plan Review Committee demanded a homeowners association be responsible for maintaining the 50-foot buffer behind homes. Mr. Merrell argued for individual homeowners to be responsible for the portion of the buffer behind their property, but city staff cited previous instances of people clear-cutting historic trees that should be preserved. Read […]
Condo sewage leak closes shoreline south of Alki Point (WA)
Thanks for the tip about the warning signs up along part of West Seattle’s shores. Waterfront areas south of Alki Point are posted as “closed” because of water pollution. We asked Seattle Public Utilities about it and just received this statement detailing the reason for, and location of, the closures: Read the article………………………….
Residents team up to tackle wildfire risks (WA)
The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires — and an understanding of what it means to live in wildfire country — has prompted hundreds of property owners around the valley to team up in work parties to clear brush, limb trees and load chippers. Read the article………………….
Dolan Homes issued citation for violating city ordinance (IA)
Following a mudslide that left residents of The Manor with soaked carpets and mud-caked sidewalks, Dolan Homes was issued a $500 citation for violating Bettendorf’s erosion and sediment control ordinance. Read the article……………………….
Residents displaced after Portsmouth daycare fire demanding answers (VA)
It’s been three months since a fire broke out at Charlestowne Condominiums on Greenwood Drive in Portsmouth. 10 On Your Side first brought you the story about the dire that started in the kitchen of a home-daycare and led to seven children being hospitalized. Read the article…………………………
Douglas County Sheriff reminds residents of golf cart rules (NE)
The Indian Pointe neighborhood became a focus for deputies over the holiday weekend after someone complained of golf carts on the streets. The sheriff’s office says that the subdivision doesn’t have a county-approved ordinance. Nobody got a ticket but the sheriff’s office is letting homeowners know golf cart operators may be pulled over. Read the […]
Lee’s Summit homeowners petition attorney general to help save duck house (MO)
More than 400 Lee’s Summit, Missouri homeowners have petitioned Missouri’s Attorney General to assist them in their fight against their HOA to save a duck pool and duck house built in a common area of Raintree Lake. Read the article…………………………..
Dispute over party responsible for repairing Thompson Road stalls improvement work (CO)
Thompson Road has deteriorated partially due to a dispute over who is responsible for its repair. Lisa Wood, a member of the Grand Elk Homeowners Association board, said Dillon Cos. Inc., not the HOA, is responsible for the worn-down stretch of Thompson Road. Read the article…………………………
For low-income tenants, HOA restrictions drive racial housing segregation (TX)
When Danielle Ross moved to Arlington from Michigan in 2016, she was in search of a better life for her and her children. As a single mom of six children — now seven, with her youngest, Jeremiah, born seven months ago — her job at Bank of America wasn’t enough to allow Ross to save […]
Parkland City Commission Agrees to Take Steps to Acquire Heron Bay Golf Course (FL)
The remaining 70 acres would be used for residential or commercial space. But, a covenant restriction on those 70 acres forbids any development, including residential or commercial, on that plot of land until 2028. This has resulted in a lawsuit from Citizens Against Golf Course Redevelopment, Inc. Read the article…………………………….
You’ve got to be ‘kidding’: Herd of goats reduced damage from fire (CO)
A small wildland fire in unincorporated Elbert County was started by fireworks. A herd of goats kept it from being much worse, firefighters said. Read the article………………………
Surfside collapse leaves costly legacy for Florida condo owners
The specter of Champlain Towers South came in an email alert this month for residents of a West Palm Beach waterside condominium. Insurance on the 12-story building across from the Lake Worth Lagoon increased 82%, requiring a special meeting to hike the budget and jack up dues. It was a blow for the association, which […]
Mudslide floods condominiums in Bettendorf, residents frustrated with city council over construction next door (IA)
Heavy rainfall caused a mudslide at a Bettendorf condominium complex Monday afternoon. It happened at ‘The Manor’ condos off Kimberly Road. Read the article…………………………
‘Insult to injury’: Residents burglarized after massive downtown Las Vegas fire (NV)
Residents at Urban Lofts Townhomes say multiple neighbors displaced after the June 19 early morning blaze have suffered the same fate, and that ongoing issues with intruders and petty crime in their gated community were only exasperated in the aftermath of the fire. Read the article…………………….
The Law Q&A | Solar energy has a home in most any neighborhood (IL)
Can a homeowner’s association, condominium association or other community interest residential association bar a homeowner from installing solar panels on their roof? With certain exceptions, no sir, no ma’am, they cannot. Read the article………………………………
A pair of Florida golf courses could be restored, but residents say they’re financing the whole deal
Over the past few years, the once lush emerald fairways on the two golf courses winding through the Pelican Bay neighborhood have been sprouting weeds, anthills and parched brown patches of grass. Read the article…………………………..